Broom-holder



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0. P. LANSING.

BROOM 1101111311.

Pa t ented M1 27. 1888.

- spective view of my broom-holder.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GHESTERYFFLANSING, or FAYETTE, OHIO.

BROOM-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 379,961, dated March 27, 1888.

- Application filed April 19, 1887. Serial No. 235,407. (No model.)

E represents a hook which is inserted in the To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHESTER F. LANSING, a citizen of the United-States, residing at Fayette, in the county of Fulton and State of Ohio,

have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Broom-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in broom-holders; and it consistsin certain novel features hereinafter vdescribed and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a per- Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the broom-holder in position for packing.

Referring by letters to the drawings. A represents the back piece of the holder, which may be made of wood or metal and of any shape Y desired.

B represents a piano-concave strip or block of wood or metal, with its concave side outward, and which, if made of metal, may be integral with the back piece, and if made of wood may besecu red thereto by screws,nails,or'bolts.

0 represents the broom-support, which is made of a single piece of wire depressed at its center to form thc convex bearing portion a against the block B, the ends of the wire be: yond its central bearing portion being turned into semicircular loops b, forming the folding arms to support the broom, said semicircular arms being arranged on the same horizontal plane and having the extremities of the wire separated at at, so as to permit .the insertion and withdrawal of the broom-handle. The wire support 0 is secured to the block B by two staples, D, driven into the block B, permitting the support 0 to move loosely in said staples, so as to be folded upwardly and rearwardly against the back piece, A, to allow the holder to be packed in a small compass.

the back piece, A, to be in position for packbl'ock B near the lower edge thereof, and which is adapted to turn loosely in its socket for the purpose of engaging the horizontal central section of the support 0 and holding it securely in place when the support 0 is in position to receive the broom, or to be turned aside parallel with the block B to permit the support to be folded upwardlyand rearwardly against ing. At the upper end of the said back piece, A, is an opening, F, for the purpose of suspending the entire holder upon a nail, hook, or screw inserted in a door,wall,or other structure. At the lower end of the back piece, A,

is a hook,G, to which a'dust-pan may be hung.

The advantage of my invention is that it provides a suitable and convenient place at all times for the reception of the broom, and also protects the broom when not in use, as it is supported with the brush upward on the wire support 0, thus preventing the weight of the broom from resting on the brush, and thereby warping and misshapingthe same and rendering it unfit for use.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- A broom-holder consisting of a back, A, the

wire support 0, pivot-ally mounted thereon and having a bearing portion,a, and a hook or catch mounted on the back to engage the said bearingportion a of the support 0, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing'as my 7 5 own I have hereto affixed my signature ence of two witnesses.

CHESTER F. LANSING.

in pres- I Witnesses:

LoUIs O. BENNER, LEMUEL GRISIER. 

